US EditionMassive Dallas-Area Warehouse Will Not Be Used as an ICE Detention Center, Developer Says
Community opposition and local officials pressured Majestic Realty Co. to deny selling a 1-million-square-foot Hutchins warehouse to DHS for a detention center holding up to 9,500 people.
- On Monday, Majestic Realty Co. said it will not sell or lease its one-million-square-foot Hutchins warehouse to the Department of Homeland Security for use as a detention facility.
- In recent weeks, national outlets and internal ICE documents identified the Hutchins site among about two dozen locations DHS considered, with a reported capacity target of 9,500 detainees.
- Protests and council hearings earlier this month saw Hutchins City Council and Mayor Mario Vasquez highlight the federal government’s lack of permits, while local organizers and protesters credited community pressure for the decision.
- The city will continue to work toward what is best for Hutchins as Majestic Realty Co. values its relationship with Mayor Mario Vasquez and will seek tenants to support economic growth, while Hutchins residents and local officials remain vigilant.
- The funding and purchases indicate federal measures allocate $38.3 billion through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for warehouse conversions, with DHS buying properties in El Paso and San Antonio and Hutchins flagged among four potential new ICE detention centers in Texas.
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Owner of North Texas warehouse rejects selling property to turn into ICE detention center
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Warehouse won’t host ICE detention center after protests
After weeks of uncertainty, the owners of a one-million square-foot warehouse in Hutchins have spoken. The California- based company said it would not sell the warehouse to the federal government to be used as an ICE detention center. What was originally planned as a protest Monday night, turned into a victory rally in front of Hutchins City Hall. The owners of the warehouse along I-45 in Hutchins tell NBC 5 there is no deal with DHS. A statemen…
Texans block ICE detention center sale in Hutchins after property owner rejects offer
Residents of Hutchins, Texas, successfully blocked the conversion of a local warehouse into an ICE detention center after a weeks-long campaign prompted the property owner to decline a deal with the Department of Homeland Security.
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